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Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador

Department of Environment & Conservation Wildlife Division Guide Requirements

A Registered Guide is a person who, having made application to the Minister of Environment and Conservation, has been registered as a guide and issued a certificate of that registration.

Who Can Apply? A resident of Canada may Minister of Environment and apply for registration as a Conservation and providing a guide in Newfoundland and hard copy of the minimal Labrador by filing an applica - standards required. tion in the form set by the License Requirements A.) Must be a resident of C.) Proof of successful com - Canada (see definition on pletion of a recognized guide Page 3) ; training program;

B.) Successful completion of D.) Must complete a guide a firearm safety and hunter license application, available education course, boating online at: safety course or equivalent, www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/wild and a valid first aid course; life/licences/guide.htm. OR, For more information: Wildlife Division Department of

r Environment & Conservation e t s o 117 Riverside Drive F n o

s P.O Box 2007 a J Corner Brook, NL A2H-7S1 Tel: (709) 637-2009

www.env.gov.nl.ca/env/wildlife

Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador 1 Training Boat Safety Requirements: Office of Boating Safety, Canadian Coast Guard 1-800-230-3693

Online Boat Safety Testing (e.g.) www.boaterexam.com

Transport Canada www.tc.gc.ca/marinesafety 613-991-3135 First Aid Courses: St. John Ambulance 1-800-801-0181

Canadian Red Cross 1-902-423-3680 Guide Training: College of the North Atlantic 1-888-982-2268 Certified training from other institutions or agencies is also accepted Firearm Safety/Hunter Education For information on Firearm Corner Brook: 637-8530 Safety/Hunter Education Gander : 651-4800 training, please contact your Grand Falls-Windsor : 292-5600 nearest College of the North Placentia : 227-2037 Atlantic Campus. (Area Code Port aux Basques : 695-3582 709) Seal Cove : 744-2047 St. John’s : 758-7282 n o i NEWFOUNDLAND St. Anthony : 454-3559 s i v i

D Baie Verte : 532-8066 e f i l Bay St. George: 643-7730 LABRADOR d l i

W Bonavista: 468-2610 Happy Valley-Goose Bay: Burin : 891-5600 896-6300 Carbonear : 596-6139 Labrador West: 944-7210 Clarenville : 466-6900

Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador 2 Definitions s k c i H e n y a W

Resident: Non-Resident: (Canadian): A person who is a 1.) A Canadian citizen who has lived in Newfoundland Canadian citizen, but is not a resident of Newfound - and Labrador for six consecutive months immediately land and Labrador. (Alien): A person who is not a preceding his/her application for a licence; Canadian citizen. 2.) A person other than a Canadian citizen who has Licensed Guide: A person who, for payment or lived in Newfoundland and Labrador for 12 consecu - remuneration, accompanies and helps another person to tive months immediately preceding his/her application hunt wildlife or fish. for a licence; Hunting: Includes chasing, pursuing, worrying, following 3.) A member of the Canadian Armed Forces or mem - after or on the trail of, or searching for or lying in wait for, ber of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, while sta - wild life whether or not the wild life is then or later cap - tioned in Newfoundland and Labrador; OR tured, injured or killed. 4.) A member of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Angle/Angling: fishing or attempting to fish with a Royal Canadian Mounted Police who was born in New - hook and line, with the line held in the hand or with a hook, foundland and Labrador, but is stationed outside the line and rod held in the hand, and includes casting and province; trolling. 5.) A person ordinarily a resident of Newfoundland and Direct Relative: a father, mother, grandparent, sister, Labrador who leaves to attend a recognized educa - brother, son, daughter, grand-child or in-law who is a resi - tional institution and who intends to return to the dent of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. province upon completion of studies. Accompanied by a licensed guide: the person must, while angling, hunting, or shooting, be within hearing distance of the guide and, before discharging a firearm to kill big game, be in the immediate area of and in sight of the guide.

Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador 3 Questions & Answers e c n e p S n a h t a N

Is there an age limit to become a guide? Option 1 (Resident only) A person under the age of 18 shall not be registered as a guide. Upon registration, you will receive a login ID and password to WIMS (Wildlife Informa - tion Management System) and can make Does my guide licence expire? payment online. Visit: A guide licence expires on December 31 after the date of issue. A www.wildlife.gov.nl.ca new licence must be acquired each calendar year if you intend to guide. Option 2 Mail your check or money order to the How much does a licence cost? Central Cashier’s Office. The annual fee is $10.00 + HST. Central Cashier’s Office Confederation Building How do I pay the annual fee? P.O Box 8700 When you are approved for a NL guide licence, you will receive your St. John’s, NL guide registration. Your registration form outlines three payment A1B 4J6 options. (Note: Do not submit payment with your application.) Option 3 Call the Central Cashier’s Office to pay with a credit card. (709) 729-2135 Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador 4 Questions & Answers Please Review all Guide Regulations It is very important that all new and existing Do I have to keep guides review guide regulations on a continuous my guide licence with me ? basis. Regulations can change annually so the onus is on you to keep up with guiding changes. A licensed guide shall carry his or her licence when - ever he or she is employed as a guide, and shall not refuse or neglect to produce that licence for exam - For a complete list of guide regulations, please ination when requested to do so by a wildlife officer visit: www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/ or a person wishing to employ him or her as a guide. regulations/rc980060.htm

Can I transfer my guide licence to another person? A licensed guide shall not permit his or her licence, or a badge issued to him or her, to be used by an - other person.

Can I hunt or fish while employed as a guide? A licensed guide, while employed as a licensed guide, shall not angle for salmon or trout in inland waters, or shoot or hunt wildlife. A licensed guide may, within reasonable limits, demonstrate the techniques of line casting and hooking of fish to an angler by whom he or she is accompanied. A li - censed guide who hooks a fish while demonstrating the techniques of line casting to the angler by whom he or she is accompanied shall release the fish back into the water.

How many people can I guide? A licensed guide is guilty of an offence if he or she, at the same time, accompanies as a guide:

1.) more than two non-residents licensed to hunt; OR, 2.) more than two non-residents licensed to fish. C h r i s

B a l d Becoming a Guide in w i n Newfoundland & Labrador 5 Questions & Answers Can a non-resident guide or hunter angle or hunt in Newfoundland & Labrador without a resident guide?

Big Game Hunting Non-residents must apply for a big game licence through one of the province’s outfitting companies and must be accompanied by a licenced guide while hunting.

Small Game & Waterfowl Hunting Non-residents do not need a licenced guide to hunt small game or waterfowl in Newfoundland and Labrador. However, non-residents are strongly advised to use the services of a local guide due to Newfound - land and Labrador’s harsh terrain and unpredictable weather conditions in some areas.

Salmon or Trout Angling On the Island of Newfoundland and south of 52° N in Labrador, non-residents wishing to angle for trout or salmon on any scheduled river, or angle for trout be - yond 800 meters of a provincial highway, are required to use a guide or be accompanied by a direct relative.

In Labrador, North of 52°, non-resident trout and salmon anglers must engage an outfitting company, or fish at a co-operative camp, or be accompanied by a direct relative. When visiting a cooperative camp, non- residents may fish without the services of an outfitter, but must be accompanied by a licenced guide or direct relative anywhere in the lake or pond where the camp is located, or 800 meters above or below the camp if the camp is on a river.

Non-residents may angle in non-scheduled waters l l a without a licensed guide or direct relative and without B e n engaging the services of an outfitter as long as they re - e g u

E main within 800 meters of a provincial highway. Non- residents may angle in scheduled waters within 800 meters of a provincial highway without an outfitter, but must be accompanied by a licensed guide or direct relative. Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador 6 Contacts r e t r o P

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Important Note: This publication is not a legal document, nor is it a complete collection of hunting/angling regulations for guiding. It is issued for the convenience of individuals interested in guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Wild Life Act and Regulations should be consulted for interpreting and applying the law. Please contact your nearest Wildlife Division Office or a Forest Resources District Office.

Wildlife Division: DNR Eastern District Carbonear Western District Woody Point 117 Riverside Drive Offices: (709) 945-3024 Offices (709) 453-2131 P.O. Box 2007 Bay d’Espoir Pasadena Corner Brook, NL (709) 882-2200 Gander Bay (709) 686-2071 Labrador Regional A2H 7S1 (709) 676-2260 Office T: (709) 637-2025 Bishop’s Falls Port Saunders Happy Valley-Goose Bay F: (709) 637-2099 (709) 258-5334 Grand Bank (709) 861-3502 (709) 896-2732 (709) 832-2170 Building 810 Clarenville Roddickton Labrador District Pleasantville (709) 466-7439 Heart’s Content (709) 457-2300 Offices P.O. Box 8700 (709) 583-2902 Cartwright St. John’s, NL Gambo Springdale (709) 938-7362 A1B 4J6 (709) 674-4625 Salmonier (709) 673-3821 T: (709) 729-2630 (709) 229-7826 North West River F: (709) 729-0751 Lewisporte St. George’s (709) 497-8479 (709) 535-2706 Southern Bay (709) 647-3762 298 Centraillia Ave. (709) 462-3491 Wabush P.O. Box 3014, Stn. B Paddy’s Pond Western Satellite (709) 282-6881 Happy Valley-Goose Bay, (709) 729-4180 Trepassey Offices NL A0P 1E0 (709) 438-2660 Baie Verte Labrador Satellite T: (709) 896-5107 Eastern Satellite (709) 532-4067 Offices F: (709) 896-0188 Offices: Whitbourne Churchill Falls Botwood (709) 759-2933 Burgeo (709) 925-8910 Dept. of Natural (709) 257-3596 (709) 886-2790 Resources Winterland Hopedale Eastern Regional Cape Broyle (709) 279-3980 (709) 933-3785 Office: (709) 432-2940 Millertown Gander Western Regional (709) 852-4271 Port Hope Simpson (709) 256-1460 Office (709) 960-0400 Corner Brook Sop’s Arm (709) 637-2370 (709) 482-2325 Red Bay (709) 920-2004 St. Anthony (709) 454-8435 Becoming a Guide in Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Environment & Conservation, Wildlife Division, 2010 7